Pedal-propelled vehicle.



P. J. WIDERA.

PEDAL PROPELLED VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6. 1913.

1,072,284, Patented sept. 2, 1913.

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INVENTOR PIV/'cleran l ATTO H N EYB P. J. WIDERA. PEDAL PROPBLLEDVEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6. 1913.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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INVENTOR P. J. WIDERA.

PEDAL EEOPELLED VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.6,1913.

1,072,284, Patented sept. 2, 1913.

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WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTORNEYS STAT UMTE

sewer. J. WIDEsA, or carcasa, rumors.

EEDAILPROPELLED VEHICLE.

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Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

appacmon nea umh e, im. semi No. 'Natalia To all whom z't may concern: lA

Be it known that I, PAwEL J. Winnen, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica,

' residing at Chicago, in the county ot' Cook and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pedal- PropelledVehicles, of which4 the following lmanufacture, easy to assemble andhighly` 'is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawin This invention relates to pell propelled vehicles,and theV primary object of my/in vention is to providea small and conpact vehicle that can be easily and quick'y propolled and steered bythe occupant thereof.

Another object of this invention is to provide a vehicle havingnoveltreadles and a mechanism whereby a rotary movement can be imparted towheels by the treadle action of the vehicle.

A further object of this invention is to provide a vehicle consistingoi' comparatively few parts that are inexpensive to etlicient as aminiature vehicle.

With the' above and other objects in view the invention resides in thenovel construe tion, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and t-hen claimed. I

Reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein 'Figure l is aperspective view of the vehicle, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the samepartly broken away, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same,Fig. lis an enlarged cross sectional View of -a portion of the vehicle,and Fig. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional View of a portion of avehicle. l l

Further describing my invention in detail .with reference to theaccompanying drawings, wherein like numerals denote corre spondng partsthroughout: 1 'denotes a platform having the forward and rear endsthereof reduced, as at 2 and 3. The reduced end 2 of the 1')lat'l:orm 1is provided with a detachable seat pedestal 4 having a seat 5 and with adepending bearing G for a revoluble trailer wheel 7.

`at 11 is a sectional Steering post 12 having a handle bar 13 that canbe easily gripped by an occupant of the seat 5. The steering post ismade of two sections hinged together, as at 14 whereby the upper sectioncan be moved when a person mounts the vehicle. The upper section of thepost is retained in alinement with the lower section thereof by ashiftable sleeve 15 adapted to incluse the pivot connection betweenthesections of the steering post and maintain said sections rigid.

16 denotes depending transversely alining hangers carried by the sidesof the platform l and connecting the lower ends of said. hangers is atie rod 17. Revolubly mounted upon the tie rod 17 is a sleeve 18 havingdetachable end sections 19 provided with anti-friction bearings 20.Secured to the sleeve 18 by screw blts 21, 22 and 23 is a tube 24 andmounted intermediate the ends of said tube and retained in engage .menttherewith by the screw bolt 21 is the hub 25 of a brake wheel 2G.Located above the brake wheel 26 is a brake shoe 27, curried by thelower end of a brake rod 28 movably mounted in the platform 1 andprovided with a tread 29. A coiled spring 30 encireles the rod 28between the platform 1 and the tread 29, whereby the shoe 27 will beheld 'normally out of engagement with the brake wheel 2G, but can beeasily shifted into engagement therewith by plac-w ing the foot upon thetread 29.

31 and denote drums loosely mounted upon the tube 2 4 and the peripheryof said drums are provided with teeth 33 whereby said drums can be usedas sector gears. The inner walls of the drums are provided with ratchetteeth 34. The outer sides of the drums 31 and 32 are closedv andprovided with annular fianges 35 and the inner sidesy of the drums areclosed by heads 3G having the hubs 37 thereof secured to the tube 24 bythe screw bolts 22. The heads 36 are provided with inwardly projectingpivot pins 38 having pawls 39 arranged whereby the outer ends thereofcan engage the ratchet teeth 34. The inner ends of the paw'ls extendbetween spaced stops 40 whereby said pawls are limited in theirmovement.

` 4l denotes Cinnerhub members engagin the outer sides of the drums 31and 32 and the inner sides of the webs 42 of power wheels 43. The innerhub members 41 are held in engagement with the tube 24 by the screwbolts 23 and coperating with the inner hub members 41 are outer hubmembers drums 31 and 32. The bearings are connect-v 44 that .are vheldin engagement Withthe wheels 43'by screw bolts 45 that are tapped intothe outer ends of the inner hubmembers 4l. l f Y 46 denotes sets ofdepending bearings carried by the platform 1 and located above the ed bya transverse pivot rod 47 and loosely mounted upon said rod areactuating members 448 and 49 lassociatedwith the drums 3l and 32respectively. The actuating members 48 and- 49 have curved racks 50.meshing with the teeth 33 of said drums, and said actuating members areprovided with tread supports 5l that extend upwardly through openings 52provided therefor inthe platform l.' Treads 53 are pivotally connectedto the upper ends vof the. supports 51'. Engaging the actuating members,48' and 49 are flat compression 'springsl 54 and' these springs areemployed for elevating the treav dles when released by the feet;

In operation, the, feet are employed for rocking the lactuating vmembers48 and 49 upon the pivot rod 47' andl power is 'alternately-applied tothe drums '31 and 4P 2and through the medium of the pawls 39 power isapplied rst to one of the wheels 43 and then to the other. Thearrangement of the ratchet teeth 34 permits of the pawls of one drumreceding-over the teeth While power is applied to the other drum, and itis through the medium of the brake mechanism that v the movement of thevehicle can be retarded after the feet have been removed from the`treads 53. v

ments are susceptible to such variations and y 'opies of this patentinay be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPatents,

drums, a ratchet mechanism within -said drums for alternately lmovingsaid' heads,

wheels mounted upon said tube, and actuating members pivotally supportedfrom the' bottom of said platform and adapted to impart movement t0 saiddrums.

2. A pedal propelled vehicle vcomprising a platform, a seat carriedthereby, a steering wheel atan end of said platform, hangers' carried bysaid platform, a rod connecting vsaid hangers, a tube refolublysupported by said rod, drums loosely mounted upon said tube, headscarried by said tube and extending into said drums, a ratchet mechanismmodifications as fallvithin the scope of the within said drums for`imparting movement tube .adjacent to said hangers, actuating memberspivotally mounted beneath said platformI for imparting movement to saiddrums, and treadles in connection with said actuating members.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature the presence of two witnesses.

PAWEL J. WIDERA.

Witnesses ADoLr PA STERY,

Trios. Ko SMIDER.

Washington, JD. C.

to said heads, wheelsmou'nted upon said i.

